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About Chiksi Village

Chiksi is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,047 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.77 hectares hectares.

Chiksi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiksi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 325.77 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiksi compares

By the 2011 count Chiksi is the 40th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 325.77 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chiksi

Chiksi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiksi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiksi from other places

Chiksi lies about 46 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chiksi
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 14 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 14 km
District headquarters Patna 46 km

Villages closest to Chiksi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chiksi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiksi village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 40th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Chiksi village has 1,047 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiksi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Chiksi covers 325.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiksi falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chiksi is Jehanabad, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chiksi.

Chiksi is about 46 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiksi is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 8.5 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Jahānābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (under 2 km), Minakurha (1.7 km) and Jarkha (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chiksi today is likely to be higher.

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